Moss Hall Infant School

Monday 6nd July – Friday 10th July

If you have any problems with home learning please

email office@mhi.org.uk and we will try to help you if

we can.

A reminder of how to access Big Cat Books in order to access your free-choice

book on Friday.

Discovery Education, Espresso

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password: school

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before you click on any of the links!

Moss Hall Infant School

We understand that each day will present its own unique challenges.

Here is some guidance on prioritising the learning:

Reading

and Phonics

Every day

Maths As often as possible (hopefully every day)

Writing As often as possible (this could be incorporated in their phonics work)

Additional activitiesUnderstanding the World, Expressive

Arts and Design

When it works for you

Story Time Shared story time to happen as frequently as possible

Moss Hall Infant School

Maths information

This week we are using Oak National Academy resources for our maths home

learning.

Many of the activities have additional activities that you can access at the end of

the lesson. To access these at the end of the lesson, follow the picture guide

below.

Click ‘Close Video’ Click ‘Next Activity’ Press play

ProjectTraditional tales

Story time Here are some suggested stories/songs for the week.

Song: Goldilocks and the three bears song

The Goldilocks Song

Stories:

Mr Wolf and the

three bearsNinja Red Riding Hood

The great fairy tale disaster Prince Cinders

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Reading:

These are the choice of books for the week. Please choose one that will be used on

Monday and Tuesday and a second one that will be use on Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday is free-choice!

Colour Bears The Magic EggThe Hare and the Tortoise

Monday

Reading

Phonics

Read and/or listen to the book of your choice.

Ask your child:

Is this fiction (a story) or

a non-fiction (real) text?

How do you know? What

were the 3 bears doing?

Have you mixed different

colours before? Do you

think these are the same

bears that Goldilocks

visited? Explain your

answer.

Remind your child of some strategies they could use to decode new words: sounding out, using the pictures for clues or reading

the rest of the sentence and come back to the word(s) you found tricky.

Ask your child:

Is this fiction (a story) or a non-fiction

(real) text? How do you know?Where

did the boy get the magic egg from? If

you had a magic egg, what would you

wish for? How can you tell the boy is

speaking? Look at the pictures. Do you

think the story was set in England?

Explain your answer.

Ask your child:

Is this fiction (a story) or a non-fiction

(real) text? How do you know?

Spot the punctuation! How can you tell

the characters are speaking?

What word described how the tortoise

moved? Can you think of some other

words to describe moving slowly?

Why did the hare lose the race?

What advice would you give the hare?Colour Bears The Magic Egg The Hare and

the Tortoise

Recap Phase 3 Tricky words (Phase 3 Tricky Word Song).

Write out each tricky word in the song.

Cut them out letter by letter.

Can you put them back together and write them?

Maths - Monday

Investigating quantities using more or fewer

You will need- 15 small objects for

counting- 3 containers

Maths - Monday

Writing Day 1

Remember:

Goldilocks and the

Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears story sends us a strong message. Goldilocks

had been disrespectful entering the cottage. She used things without

permission!

While listening to the story, think about what she should have done when she

finds the cottage.

Can you write a sentence that tells Goldilocks what she should do?

Challenge: Use the would because to say why in your sentence.

Reading

Phonics

Tuesday

Re-read the book you read yesterday and carry out the activity at the end.

Sort and write these mixed up words.

Colour Bears

The Magic Egg

The Hare and the Tortoise

t ee

f

t i

igh lt oa

b

p sh

ee

t igh

r

Maths - Tuesday

Exploring the concept of doubles

You will need- A piece of paper and a pen

or20 objects for counting

Writing Day 2

Remember:

Listen to the story again today.

Can you draw a picture and label:

What happen first?

What happened next?

What happened last?

Finally write a sentence saying what you

think happened when the bears came home. For example,

They all had tea together.

Goldilocks played with baby bear.

Goldilocks ran away home.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Reading

Phonics

WednesdayRead and/or listen to the second book of your choice.

Remind your child of some strategies they could use to decode new words: sounding out, using the pictures for clues or reading the rest of the sentence and come

back to the word(s) you found tricky.

Recap on oo (long), oo (short) and ar sounds (on Espresso). Find and write the correct word.

Ask your child:

Is this fiction (a story) or

a non-fiction (real) text?

How do you know? What

were the 3 bears doing?

Have you mixed different

colours before? Do you

think these are the same

bears that Goldilocks

visited? Explain your

answer.

Ask your child:

Is this fiction (a story) or a non-

fiction (real) text? How do you

know? Where did the boy get the

magic egg from? If you had a

magic egg, what would you wish

for? How can you tell the boy is

speaking? Look at the pictures. Do

you think the story was set in

England? Explain your answer.

Ask your child:

Is this fiction (a story) or a non-fiction

(real) text? How do you know?

Spot the punctuation! How can you tell

the characters are speaking?

What word described how the tortoise

moved? Can you think of some other

words to describe moving slowly?

Why did the hare lose the race?

What advice would you give the hare?Colour Bears

The Magic Egg The Hare and the Tortoise

spoom

spoon

spun

spooon

buk

boook

book

boock

carr

care

caar

car

roof

rooof

ruff

rooff

ffoot

fort

foot

fooot

staar

star

starr

sttarr

Maths - Wednesday

Finding half of numbers to 20

You will need- Up to 20 objects- A part-whole model - A pen

Maths - Wednesday

Writing Day 3

Can you make a wanted poster?

Think about how you can describe

Goldilocks. For example, hair and eye colour,

tall, small, yellow dress, black shoes.

What did she do?

Where was she last seen?

Write a sentence about Goldilocks’ character.

For example:

Goldilocks was a rude girl.

Goldilocks broke the rules.

Remember:

Reading

Phonics

Thursday

Re-read the book you read yesterday and carry out the activity at the end.

Look at the picture and answer yes or no.

*There are three bears.

*Goldilocks has brown hair.

*Mummy bear is wearing red.

*Daddy bear is wearing green.

Colour Bears The Magic Egg The Hare and the Tortoise

Writing Day 4

Remember:

Goldilocks did not do the right thing

going into the bear’s home without

permission.

Pretend you are Goldilocks and

write a letter saying you are sorry for

what you did.

Here are some examples to help

you:

Maths - Thursday

Estimating and counting

Today you will need- A piece of paper- A pen or paper- Number cards to 20

Reading

Phonics

Friday

Choose a Big Cat book to enjoy together.

Read the captions and match them to the picture.

● I can see a rocket zoom past the moon.

● I can cook good food.

● I had a picnic in the park.

● Can you catch a star?

Writing Day 5

Remember:

Pretend you are one of the

bears. Write about the clues that

tell you that someone has snuck

into your cottage.

Draw a picture of the object.

Next write a sentence.

Here is a bank of words to help

you.

E.g. My chair is broken.

chair bed porridge bowl

Maths - Friday

Reviewing addition and subtraction

Today you will not need any resources!

Screen-free

Ideas

Have a picnic with your teddies!

Make bear toast!

Make a bear puppet!

Make a bear crown!

Make spoon puppets!Can you retell the story using

your puppets?

Learn how ‘teddy bears’ got their name

(Espresso)

Dress the bears (Espresso)

Old teddy bears (Espresso) Have a look

at the picture. What do you see? How

are the bears similar to your teddy

bear? How are they different?

Topic

Use an old box to make a house….

Can you decorate the house? Can you

make some beds? Can you make the

characters? Act out the story using

your model...and share your pictures

on Padlet!

Use porridge oats to make some flapjacks with your grown-ups!